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enter

verb [I or T] (COMPETITION)
 
 
/ˈen.tər/ US  /-t̬ɚ/

Definition

B1 to be included in a competition, race, or exam, or to arrange for someone else to do this: Both men have been entered for/in the 100 metres in Paris next month. All three companies have entered the race to develop a new system. Are you going to enter the photography competition?Including and containingComprising and consisting ofTaking part and getting involvedGetting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will
(Definition of enter verb (COMPETITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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